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Biedermeier : the invention of simplicity / Hans Ottomeyer, Klaus Albrecht Schröder, and Laurie Winters ; contributions by Albrecht Pyritz ... [et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Milwaukee, Wis. : Milwaukee Art Museum ; Ostfildern, Germany : Hatje Cantz, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 399 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cmISBN:
  • 377571796X
  • 9783775717960
  • 0944110851
  • 9780944110850
  • 0944110894 (pbk)
  • 9780944110898 (pbk)
  • 3775717951
  • 9783775717953
Other title:
  • Invention of simplicity [Added title page title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.43/0747755 22
LOC classification:
  • N6465.B5 O88 2006
Other classification:
  • 20.70
Contents:
The rediscovery of the Biedermeier period / Laurie Winters -- The invention of simplicity / Hans Ottomeyer -- The aesthetics of Biedermeier furniture / Christian Witt-Dörring -- A culture of harmony and memory / Laurie A. Stein -- Plates. Cabinet furniture and tables / Christian Witt-Dörring and Hans Ottomeyer ; Seating furniture / Christian Witt-Dörring ; Cabinetmakers' drawings / Christian Witt-Dörring ; Interior views / Laurie A. Stein ; Color theory and scientific instruments / Gisela Maul and Albrecht Pyritz ; Wallpaper / Sabine Thümmler ; Porcelain / Albrecht Pyritz ; Glass / Jutta Annette Page ; Silver / Paul Asenbaum and Albrecht Pyritz ; Metalwork / Albrecht Pyritz ; Clothing / Regina Karner ; Northern European painting and drawing / Laurie Winters ; Central European painting and drawing / Cornelia Reiter -- Catalogue of the Exhibition.
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Books Books Stickley Museum Library (Non-Circulating) Main Reading Room N6465.B5 O88 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SMCF22030147

Catalog of an exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Sept. 16, 2006-Jan. 1, 2007 and at three other museums.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-398).

The rediscovery of the Biedermeier period / Laurie Winters -- The invention of simplicity / Hans Ottomeyer -- The aesthetics of Biedermeier furniture / Christian Witt-Dörring -- A culture of harmony and memory / Laurie A. Stein -- Plates. Cabinet furniture and tables / Christian Witt-Dörring and Hans Ottomeyer ; Seating furniture / Christian Witt-Dörring ; Cabinetmakers' drawings / Christian Witt-Dörring ; Interior views / Laurie A. Stein ; Color theory and scientific instruments / Gisela Maul and Albrecht Pyritz ; Wallpaper / Sabine Thümmler ; Porcelain / Albrecht Pyritz ; Glass / Jutta Annette Page ; Silver / Paul Asenbaum and Albrecht Pyritz ; Metalwork / Albrecht Pyritz ; Clothing / Regina Karner ; Northern European painting and drawing / Laurie Winters ; Central European painting and drawing / Cornelia Reiter -- Catalogue of the Exhibition.

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